Man On Bike Attacked With Machete; 4 Sought By LAPD

LOS ANGELES (CNS/FOX 11) - A 43-year-old man was pulled off his bicycle in the Pico-Union area of Los Angeles and attacked by a machete-wielding man and three other suspects Sunday, but is expected to survive the injuries.

The attack was near 12th Street and Burlington Avenue at about 12:30 a.m. Four suspects got out of a green, four-door sedan and attacked the bicyclist, said Lilliana Preciado of the Media Relations Section.

During the assault, one of the suspects began hacking at the victim with a machete, Preciado said.

The victim was able run away. The suspects returned to the green sedan and drove away.

Police found the victim in the area of Burlington Avenue and 12th Street, where paramedics rushed him to an area hospital, she said.